We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
BRENNAN MANNINGThe Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves… But we cannot assume that He feels about us the way we feel about ourselves — unless we love ourselves compassionately, intensely, and freely.
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God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.
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To lend each other a hand when we’re falling, perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.
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In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
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Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.
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To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
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That which is denied cannot be healed.
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The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
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Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.
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On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
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Jesus comes for sinners, for those outcast and those caught up in squalid choices and failed dreams.
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The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.
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When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished, our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments and the surprises of the Spirit.
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For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
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When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.
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